Identification and enzymatic characterization of the maltose-inducible α-glucosidase MalL (sucrase-isomaltase-maltase) of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2574-2578

  Schönert, Stefan ^a   Buder, Thomas ^a   Dahl, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; OLIGO 1,6 GLUCOSIDASE; SUCRASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 2042475521     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.9.2574-2578.1998     Document Type: Article

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